Gender Relations and Adolescent Development
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What is significant about the language that lacks parallelism in gender relations?

  • It encourages respect for both genders.
  • It promotes gender equality.
  • It highlights the achievements of women.
  • It fosters unequal gender relations. (correct)

How does the perception of women as immature contribute to gender prejudice?

  • It recognizes their emotional strength.
  • It supports their independence.
  • It leads to objectification and discrimination. (correct)
  • It enhances their opportunities for leadership.

What is an example of gender polarization of adjectives?

  • Independent thinker vs. supportive partner.
  • Smart student vs. attentive listener.
  • Strong leader vs. soft follower.
  • Brave hero vs. gentle heroine. (correct)

What does the term 'trivialization of women' refer to?

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What can be a consequence of the sexist perspective towards women?

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What does the concept of discrimination entail?

<p>Exclusion or rejection of individuals based on perceived differences. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most significant social challenge adolescents face during their development?

<p>Searching for identity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What results from fostering unequal gender relations?

<p>Lead to acts of oppression and violence. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following behaviors are adolescents likely to explore during this developmental stage?

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What is the leading cause of death among individuals aged 15 to 24?

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What is a reflection of our emotional reaction towards someone’s gender?

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Which factor is NOT commonly associated with why adolescents start smoking?

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What emotional behavior might adolescents display as they develop socially?

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What is a common characteristic of adolescents in terms of physical development?

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How does adolescent cognitive development differ from that of children?

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Which of the following health risks is NOT identified for adolescents?

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How does alcohol use affect adolescents' likelihood of engaging in other risky behaviors?

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Which of the following defines risk-taking behavior in adolescents?

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What is a common reason adolescents give for using alcohol?

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What do the physical changes during adolescence commonly include?

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What are adolescents more likely to be exposed to compared to children?

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Why should all adolescents be considered at risk?

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What is a potential outcome for adolescents who engage in risk behaviors?

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What factor contributes to the initiation and maintenance of risk behaviors in adolescents?

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What is the maximum effectiveness period for a Barangay Protection Order (BPO)?

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Which type of violence is primarily described as causing emotional harm?

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Under the Anti-Sexual Harassment Law of 1995, which situation is NOT considered sexual harassment?

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What is the purpose of issuing a Temporary Protection Order (TPO)?

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Which of the following is a characteristic of sexual harassment as defined under the law?

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What must occur before a Permanent Protection Order (PPO) is issued?

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Which of the following best describes physical violence against women?

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Which statement is true regarding psychological violence?

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What does the term 'harassment' cover for employees?

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According to the expansion of the Safe Spaces Act, what constitutes sexual harassment?

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Which of the following actions would be considered gender-based sexual harassment?

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What form of communication could be used in sexual harassment as per the definitions provided?

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What does 'attempted rape' refer to?

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Rape is defined as what?

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Under the Anti-Rape Law of 1997, what is considered minimal penetration?

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Which scenario does NOT fall under the definition of sexual harassment?

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What is the term used for rape committed by multiple individuals against one person?

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Which of the following is a key component in the definition of sexual violence?

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Under which circumstance can a person not give consent for sexual activity?

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Which type of rape occurs within a marriage?

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Which statement best describes the implications of rape?

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What does the Anti-Rape Law of 1997 recognize?

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Who can file a case on behalf of a sexual violence victim?

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What is a reason a victim may be unable to give consent?

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Flashcards

Primary Sex Characteristics

Changes in organs directly involved in reproduction, like ovaries, testes, uterus, and penis.

Secondary Sex Characteristics

Bodily changes visible from the outside related to sexual maturity, like breast development, pubic hair, and voice changes.

Growth Spurt

The period of rapid physical growth during adolescence, marked by increases in height and weight.

Abstract Thinking

The ability to think logically about abstract concepts, possibilities, and hypotheticals, going beyond concrete experiences.

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Risk Behaviors

Activities that have the potential to harm an individual's physical or mental health, even if the consequences are not fully understood.

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Risk Taking

The tendency of adolescents to engage in behaviors that could be harmful, even if they recognize the risks.

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Exploring Identity

The ability of adolescents to explore their sense of self and their place in the world, often through experimenting with different identities.

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Independence

The capacity to make independent choices and decisions, leading to a sense of self-reliance.

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Physical Violence

Violence that causes physical injury or harm to a person.

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Psychological Violence

Violence that harms a person emotionally and mentally through manipulation, threats, or intimidation.

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Violence Against Women (VAW)

A type of violence targeting women due to their gender.

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Protection Order

A legal document that protects a person from further violence.

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Barangay Protection Order (BPO)

A local protection order, issued by a Barangay official, that's valid for 15 days.

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Temporary Protection Order (TPO)

A protection order from the court, valid for 30 days.

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Permanent Protection Order (PPO)

A permanent protection order issued by the court after a hearing.

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Sexual Harassment

Unwelcome sexual actions or favors demanded in an institution, creating a hostile environment for the recipient.

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Abstract Thinking in Adolescence

Teenagers' ability to think in abstract ways, test ideas, and imagine possibilities. It is often characterized by idealistic thinking and a focus on the future.

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Egocentrism in Adolescence

The tendency for teenagers to prioritize their own thoughts and feelings above others. Example: Thinking everyone is constantly watching them or judging them.

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Search for Identity During Adolescence

The key developmental task of adolescence, where teens explore and define their beliefs, values, goals, and self-image. It involves trying on different roles and identities.

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Struggle for Independence in Adolescence

The desire for independence and autonomy during adolescence, often leading to asserting personal choices and challenging authority figures.

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Alcohol Use in Teenagers

The most common substance abused by teenagers. It can lead to unintentional injuries, risky sexual behaviors, and other substance use.

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Cigarette Smoking in Adolescence

The act of smoking cigarettes, often driven by social pressure, curiosity, or a desire to feel cool. It has serious health effects.

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Adolescent Health Risks

Health risks commonly associated with teenagers, including substance abuse, unprotected sex, early pregnancy, and mental health challenges.

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Social and Emotional Development in Adolescence

The social and emotional development of teenagers during adolescence, involving building relationships, managing emotions, and developing empathy.

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Trivialization of women

Treating women as less important or worthy than men. It involves viewing women as inferior, immature, or objects.

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Bringing attention to someone's gender

Focusing on a person's gender unnecessarily, often reinforcing stereotypes. For example, assuming a woman is weak just because she's a woman.

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Prejudice

A negative attitude towards a particular group or individual based on their gender, age, ethnicity, or other characteristics.

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Discrimination

Actions that discriminate against a person or group based on their gender, age, ethnicity, or other characteristics.

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Objectification of women

Treating women like objects rather than individuals with thoughts, feelings, and agency. This can involve objectifying women's bodies or reducing them to their physical appearance.

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Unfair gendered language

Using language that reinforces gender stereotypes and inequalities. For example, using terms like 'man and wife', which implies men are the primary figures and women's identities are subsumed.

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Gender polarization of words

Using language that reinforces different expectations and perceptions of men and women. This can be seen in the use of adjectives like 'strong' for men and 'beautiful' for women.

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Gender relations

Understanding the interconnectedness of gender, power, and societal structures. This approach recognizes how gender influences social relationships and creates inequalities.

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What is sexual harassment in the workplace or education?

Any unwelcome sexual advances, requests, or actions of a sexual nature, whether verbal, physical, or through technology, that negatively affect a person's work or education.

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Rape

A crime that involves sexual intercourse without consent, obtained through force, threat, intimidation, or when the victim is incapacitated.

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Gang Rape

Rape involving multiple individuals against a single victim.

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What is conduct of sexual nature that constitutes harassment?

Behavior of a sexual nature that affects a person's dignity, is unwelcome, unreasonable, and offensive, regardless of the form of communication.

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Sexual Violence

Any act that involves sexual assault or exploitation without the victim's consent, including forced touching of sexual organs.

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How does technology play a role in harassment?

Refers to the use of technology, like texting or emails, for sexual harassment purposes.

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Consent

The ability to freely and consciously agree to engage in sexual activity. It must be informed and given without being pressured or manipulated.

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What is an information and communication system?

A system for generating, sending, receiving, storing, or processing electronic data or documents, including computers and related devices, for recording or storing information.

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Comprehension of Consent

A person's ability to understand the consequences of their actions. Children and individuals with disabilities may not fully understand the ramifications of sex.

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What is rape?

Forced or coerced penetration of the vulva or anus with a penis, body parts, or an object.

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Marital Rape

Rape committed within a marriage. Like any other rape, it involves force or coercion without the other spouse's consent.

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What is considered rape, even if minimal?

Penetration of the vulva or anus is considered rape, even if the penetration is minimal.

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Punishment for Rape

The legal consequences for those who commit rape can include serving time in prison and facing a range of other penalties.

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What is an unsuccessful attempt at rape called?

Unsuccessful rape is called attempted rape.

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What did Republic Act No. 8353 do?

Republic Act No. 8353, passed in 1997, broadened the definition of rape and reclassified it as a crime against persons.

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Victim's Responsibility

It is crucial to remember that rape is NEVER the victim's fault. They deserve support and justice, and the perpetrator should be held accountable.

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Study Notes

Risk Behaviors of Adolescents in the Philippines

  • Majority of youth mature successfully without long-term problems
  • All adolescents are considered at risk due to risk behaviors, developmental needs, and various risk factors
  • Risk-taking is a normal part of development
  • Risk-taking is defined as participation in potentially harmful activities, with little understanding or despite understanding negative consequences
  • Adolescents experiment with new behaviors as they explore identity and independence
  • Risk exposes adolescents to threats to their health and wellbeing
  • Some adolescents may not experience significant damage, while others experience long-term effects

Adolescent Development

Physical Development

  • Adolescence involves three main physical changes: growth spurt, primary sex characteristics (changes in reproductive organs), and secondary sex characteristics (non-reproductive bodily changes associated with sexual maturity)

Cognitive Development

  • Adolescent thinking surpasses that of children, who primarily think logically about concrete situations
  • Adolescents can engage in abstract thought, hypothesis testing, and consider multiple possibilities
  • Egocentric behaviors and attitudes can still be displayed

Emotional Development

  • Developing socially and emotionally is a significant aspect of adolescence
  • The major task of adolescence is the search for personal identity, which is a lifelong journey

Adolescent Health Risks

  • Alcohol is the most commonly used drug by teenagers
  • Unintentional injuries are a leading cause of death in the 15-24 age group, often related to alcohol use
  • Young people who drink are more likely to use tobacco, engage in risky sexual behavior, and use other drugs
  • Drinking can cause decreased attention span, car crashes, violent deaths, and suicide.
  • Risk of unprotected sex and sex with strangers is higher.
  • Excess alcohol masks emotional problems like anxiety or depression
  • Alcohol is linked to use of other drugs like marijuana

Cigarette Smoking

  • Social pressure ("to be cool"), curiosity, advertisements, and pleasure are motivations for smoking
  • Smoking among teenagers poses dangers such as cardiovascular diseases (e.g. heart disease), cancer, and pulmonary diseases

Sexual Risks

  • Early sexual activity is prevalent among Filipino adolescents, at higher rates for boys compared to girls (17.6 years vs 18.1 years)
  • One in fifty adolescents had sex before age 15; one in four had sex before age 18
  • Most first premarital sex instances are unprotected against unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections

Teenager Trouble Signs

  • Sexual promiscuity
  • Regular use of alcohol and drugs
  • Repeated violations of laws/school rules
  • Running away (more than once in 3 months)
  • Skipping school (more than once in 3 months)
  • Aggressive outburst/impulsiveness
  • Dark drawings/writings
  • Deterioration in hygiene
  • Oppositional behavior
  • Refusal to work/Non-compliance
  • Chronic lateness
  • Falling asleep in class
  • Changes in physical appearance
  • Excessive daydreaming

Substance Abuse

  • Substance abuse is a significant concern among adolescents
  • Characterized by drug overuse, disregarding medical advice, leading to impaired physical, mental, and emotional functioning
  • Impacts home life (parental arguments), school (failing grades), and legal issues (driving under the influence, illegal substances)
  • Substance use leads to alertness, perception, movement, judgment, and attention problems in the adolescent

Violence Against Women and Children

  • Violence is an act or series of acts targeting physical, sexual, or psychological harm, suffering, and economic abuse
  • It may include threats, assault, coercion, harassment, or arbitrary deprivation of liberty
  • "Children" are defined as any person under 18, regardless of legitimacy or living situation

Gender Fair Language

  • Gender fair language is language that does not devalue individuals based on sex
  • Language is a tool for shaping social views, and may reinforce societal stereotypes

Media Representation

  • Media presents aspects of societies (e.g. gender, age) in an often simplified manner, influencing audience perception and attitudes
  • Negative depictions of women in Western art: objectification; lack of active role in art creation; depiction as "muse" or subject of art; lack of idealization.
  • Often women in adverts are used to market products unrelated to their sexuality or bodies
  • Women in films and media: dominate roles being cast and presented as male characters. Women's roles are often sexualized

Media Stereotypes

  • Media depictions can reinforce harmful stereotypes of different groups, particularly LGBT groups
  • These representations can often be negative and contribute to further prejudice and discrimination.
  • Media portrayals of gender roles often depict men as dominant while women are secondary and are presented in a sexualized way

Sexual Harassment

  • Sexual harassment is an unwelcome sexual advance, request, or demand in a workplace/educational institution
  • This behavior can be detrimental regarding work/education conditions
  • It can also take the form of pervasive actions that create an intimidating, hostile, humiliating environment for the recipient
  • The issue of gender-based sexual harassment can occur between peers, subordinate/superior officer, teacher/student, trainer/trainee

Rape

  • Rape is the forced or coerced penetration of the vagina or anus using a penis, body part, or an object
  • Rape can occur even with minimal penetration
  • Attempted rape relates to the unsuccessful completion of the act itself
  • Gang rape involves multiple perpetrators
  • Assaulting other body parts may be categorized as sexual violence
  • Lack of consent is crucial to sexual violence

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